pilgrim Pathway

Issues


  • Adrift

    I’ve spent my entire career in positions where I could develop a sense of community.  I’ve always believed in the power of community.  Vivek Murthy, the surgeon general wrote the book Together.  It’s a stunning discussion and illumination about the importance of community for our well-being.  Murthy believes loneliness and isolation is a public health issue, and so do I.…

  • Off-Kilter

    Ever feel like something is just off balance?  You experience something and say, “That’s not right.”  I think a lot about balance because it’s a state of being we strive for.  However, every so often we experience something leaving us just out of whack.  I guess it’s why chiropractors have such thriving practices, we’re all trying to get back…

  • If I could Offer You One Thing

    I’ve been thinking a lot about how I say and what I say to those newly diagnosed with an illness.  The catalyst has been beginning to watch on Netflix the show Emergency NYC.  I watch a lot of medical reality shows because the depiction of real people both medical providers and patients having human conversations is refreshing. I…

  • Inner Fierceness

    to efficacy, and long-term impact.  I follow many folks on Twitter with life-threatening illnesses. The two communities I follow the most are those with Brain Tumors and those with ALS.   What is it about these communities I’m drawn to?  The fierce nature of those living with the disease.  The triumphant spirit of waking up another day.  The ability to…